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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Farmers on a Closing Frontier

Question 1 • MO-US History II A

The People’s Party was founded to

Answer
A
compete with labor unions, such as the Knights of Labor.
B
be a Populist alternative to the Democratic and Republican Parties.
C
ensure that deflation didn’t cause too much damage to the overall economy.

Explanation

The People’s Party, also called the Populist Party, was founded in the 1890s to represent farmers and other supporters of Populist reforms. It offered voters an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. It did not exist to compete with labor unions, and although it supported policies such as expanding the money supply, that was not its defining purpose as stated in choice C.

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